Seasonal survival probabilities suggest low migration mortality in migrating bats.

Migration is adaptive if survival benefits are larger than costs of residency. Many aspects of bat migration ecology such as migratory costs, stopover site use and fidelity are largely unknown. Since many migrating bats are endangered, such information is urgently needed to promote conservation. We...

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Main Authors: Simone Giavi, Marco Moretti, Fabio Bontadina, Nicola Zambelli, Michael Schaub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3893227?pdf=render